Healthy fast food menu items are increasing in demand as more consumers seek healthier meal choices. In the past, consumers looking for a budget-friendly, low fat, low calorie meal were limited to places such as Subway or Blimpies. However, in the past few years,
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No, it’s not just the taste of your restaurant’s food that determines the success of your restaurant. Poor staff management can be the element that’s costing your foodservice operation every single day. Some very common problems with restaurant
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Salma Abu-Ghazaleh recently celebrated two years with Synergy Restaurant Consultants and has significantly expanded the company’s presence in the Middle East. For the last two years, Salma Abu-Ghazaleh has dedicated her exceptional networking skills to
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Greetings! We’re seeing all kinds of data about how the consumer economy—and the restaurant industry—is faring as the economic recovery gathers steam. Some of it is conflicting, to be sure. A recent Harris Poll, as reflected in Restaurant Hospitality,
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There’s something magical about the aroma of freshly baked bread. The scent and flavor can conjure up comforting feelings and childhood memories. Studies like those conducted by neurologist Dr. Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Research and Science Foundation have
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Good employees are the backbone of any business, but this is especially pertinent in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Efficiently run organizations require buy-in from all levels in the restaurant, most especially the managers. As a restaurant owner, you need a
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Being cheesy is a good thing if you’re talking food! In the world of sandwiches, cheese is the delicious glue that keeps the essential pieces together. Since April is National Grilled Cheese month, all the more reason to celebrate this great food at your
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How is Your Restaurant Brand Leveraging Social Media Technology? It’s harder these days to visit a restaurant and not see a Yelp! or FourSquare Check In sticker on the window. Social media icons like those from Facebook, Twitter and Google + are also proudly
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Every month we like to shed some insight into the newest menu offerings from your favorite quick-service and casual dining restaurants. There are lots to choose from this April and we did notice an emphasis on pizza (one of our favorite foods, admittedly!) Read
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Restaurants all across New York City were preparing for March 12, the day that would have banned selling large, sugary drinks. But just one day before the law would be enacted, a state judge struck down the impending ban, calling it “arbitrary and
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